1 Kings 17:1-6 MSG

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And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: "As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought - not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise."

2
God then told Elijah,

3
"Get out of here, and fast. Head east and hide out at the Kerith Ravine on the other side of the Jordan River.

4
You can drink fresh water from the brook; I've ordered the ravens to feed you."

5
Elijah obeyed God's orders. He went and camped in the Kerith canyon on the other side of the Jordan.

6
And sure enough, ravens brought him his meals, both breakfast and supper, and he drank from the brook.

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